Overview
Description
Introduces the basic clinical skills for beginning counseling students; the foundation for all clinical skills throughout the program. Learn to build a therapeutic relationship between client and counselor.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate an understanding of the basic techniques of individual counseling (G.1b; G.5c).
- define and demonstrate counseling skills that encourage client self-understanding (G.5b).
- examine ways in which personal characteristics and values of both counselor and client influence the counseling process (G.5b).
- experience the role of counselor (G.1b; G.1f; MFC.A4; SC.A4).
- experience the role of client.
- learn to initiate and terminate a counseling session.
- demonstrate the ability to reflect upon counseling work to create appropriate personal goals for achieving excellence as a counselor (G.5b).